Chester Music Shop

Dawsons Music store in Chester is a premier purveyor of musical instruments, selling a wide range of instruments, recording equipment and DJ gear to cater for all ages & abilities. The wide range of acoustic and digital instruments sit comfortably alongside our range of orchestral instruments and the extensive selection of sheet music.

Dawsons Chester is a Roland Planet dealer, ensuring that a huge range of Roland and Boss products are available in store to try, including Roland V-Drums. In addition, the staff at Dawsons Chester are regularly trained by Roland, such that they can deliver the best advice and service on Roland and Boss products.

At Dawsons, your music is our music. Regardless of which instrument you play, or what you like to play on it, whether that is Debussy or Daft Punk, the team at Chester are on hand to give you friendly, authoritative advice, without jargon or the intimidating atmosphere often found in other music stores. The whole team strive to deliver unprecedented standards of customer service.

Guitar Shop Chester

The Chester Guitar Shop is simply the guitar store to visit in Cheshire. Those with more ‘rock ‘n’ roll’ tendencies will find much to love among the exhaustive range of electric guitars, acoustic guitars and bass guitars. And, as Dawsons Chester are one of the UK’s leading Gibson and Epiphone dealers, these prestigious brands are very well represented, along with an equally impressive range of guitars from all the leading brands, including Fender, Ibanez, Taylor, Martin, Yamaha, Farida and many more.

Best Piano Showroom in Cheshire

Our Chester store boasts a huge piano display, featuring a dedicated Yamaha Showroom, one of only a few in the UK. This showcases the latest Yamaha keyboards and pianos including the Tyros, Clavinova and Arius range of pianos. In addition, the store has the first dedicated Kawai demonstration centre in the UK, which displays the finest pianos from this respected manufacturer. Alongside the extensive range of acoustic and digital pianos, is an equally impressive range of Yamaha keyboards, both for beginners and those looking for a stage presence. In addition to our extensive range of Yamaha and Kawai pianos is our selection of Roland pianos and keyboards, helping to make this one of the best piano showrooms in Cheshire.

Drum Shop

The drums shop is well equipped with a comprehensive range of digital drum kits from the likes of Roland, Alesis and Yamaha.

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Being a Musician in Chester

There's plenty for musicians to experience in Chester. What this charming city lacks in large arenas and stadiums, it more than makes up for with a wealth of smaller, more intimate venues in which you could find, or embark on your own journey as, the next big thing.

The Live Rooms on Station Road, is a great example, and has earned its place as the city's main live music venue since it opened in 2011. The Live Rooms has a vibrant calendar of live music and events catering for every musical taste. Hosting everything from tribute acts to established touring bands, this modern venue has welcomed names like The Misfits and Gary Numan to perform there in recent years. Regular events are held supporting local music too, which provides plenty of opportunities to make your own music heard.

Alexander's, in the city centre, offers that unique atmosphere and vibe you can only achieve from a compact venue. While it has a history of attracting big-name comedians like Bill Bailey and Jack Dee, it is also hugely supportive of local music with regular open mic nights in which you can hone your performing skills.

Finally Telford's, located at Tower Wharf, has a busy calendar of live music and events from some of the best up and coming local talent.

There are great facilities for practice and rehearsal too; Faktory Studios, not far from the centre of Chester, features nine practice rooms with equipment available to hire.

Chester has a superb selection of intimate gig venues, covering a range of musical styles to ensure all of your tastes can be catered for. And, of course, the presence of a well-stocked, friendly music store on Pepper Street makes Chester a great place to play, perform and experience live music.

Guitar Repair Service

Cheshire Luthier, Doug Abraham, provides an in-house guitar repair service in our Chester store. Guitar repairs have been available to our Chester customers for over 15 years and Doug's experience continues this service. Doug has worked on guitars for some of the biggest acts around, including Frank Turner, Bombay Bicycle Club, The Vaccines, James Morrison, Two Door Cinema Club, The Wombats, Thea Gilmore, Marillion, Sandi Thom and many more. With over 30 years experience, you can be sure that your guitar is in safe hands.

Contact the store for further details of our Guitar Repair service and have your guitar serviced or repaired by the best Luthier in Cheshire.